Wow. I didn't like your piece as much before I read the description as I did after. It's a very cool idea to be doing what you're doing. I think it requires a little more from you, though. Simply manipulating the original stuff, while creating a very trippy and complex image, isnt enough (I think). That being said though, You're definitely onto something, so keep at it.

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I fully agree, its definitely a project in process and while I'm trying not to combine pictures of different temples / styles I was thinking about mixing some of them up more. Thanks for reinforcing that idea and thank you very much for the feedback, it is always appreciated.

how very colorful and hypnotising...

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This is so trippy, I love it though. So much detail!

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thank you.

Super.

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very intriguing peice i luv the details actually at first glance i thought of the apple wallpapers and the surreal images that it creates. if i may ask what are u using to create this?

A simple paint program, its really the base picture that makes or breaks the effect. Here I've used a portion of a picture I took from one of the buildings in the temple of heaven complex in Beijing.

The piece in question contains a frame (which is the gold and blue) and several multi coloured bands depicting dragons and phoenicis. A thatched roof forms the darker part in the middle.

Once I had all the components I wanted I glazed it (paint does it for me) and then start inverting the poles (top and bottom of the original picture) to get the desired effect. It really sounds more complicated than it is, the most important is taking the right kind of picture and selecting the right portion of that picture (or combination of) to get the desired outcome, the rest is software.

If you look at the upper half of this one, the squares and circles on the brown background actually form part of the roof, the greenish part sits below that in the original and the gold frame below that. The very bright parts sit below the gold frame in the original.

The glazing is what creates the fluorescent effect on the brighter spots (I have a similar effect in "dragon's eye") and was the result of much experimenting *ahum* coincidental *ahum*.

I hope this makes some sense, if it doesn't or if I didn't answer your question, feel free to send me a note or reply here and I'll be happy to provide whatever detail desired.

Cheers,

Ghost

it looks extremely awesome. it seems as if it's a hallway that never ends.....very beautiful and good use of colors

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